Granted I'd never heard of the character before this campaign, but a quick wikipedia search at her background doesn't suggest too many similarities, and besides 'skimpily dressed female' I don't think the the model matches up, compared to google images.

Granted I'd never heard of the character before this campaign, but a quick wikipedia search at her background doesn't suggest too many similarities, and besides 'skimpily dressed female' I don't think the the model matches up, compared to google images.

In the KS comments the creators confirmed it was Red Monika as the primary influence.

For Rail Raiders, it seems to me like every raider is a reference. At this moment, I can name most of them:

Cactus ZachWhistlin Pete- He does look a lot like Stinky Pete from Toystory to meKingsman

These three seem more like stereotypes/tropes than specific characters to me.

Cactus Zach: Many westerns have the poncho wearing Mexican. I also have to wonder if someone was a wrestling fan (Cactus Jack).

Whistlin Pete: Another common stereotype, the hermit gold digger up in the hills. Usually crusty, squinty eyed and bearded. Heck the last D&D campaign I played in had a post apocalyptic/Western theme and we ran into this guy, I kid you not his name was Ol' Pete and he liked to sing...

Kingsman: The British aristocrat/safari type.

They might be based on specific characters, but my guess is they are just based on the stereo types.

From KS comments, John Grizzly is a nod to John Wayne's Rooster Cogburn character - "Celina:I just realized that John Grizzly must be Rooster Cogburn from True Grit."

"SPM: Let's see:John Grizzly - Veteran of the Uridian Border War where he lost an eye. Traveled the outer rims keeping the peace in the wildest parts of the frontier. Falls into disgrace for after defending (violently) those who have been cast aside in the aftermath of the war. Yet doggedly pursues his ideals in the face of the disgrace, sending the "rewards" of his banditry to help the veterans of the Border Wars...."

Granted I'd never heard of the character before this campaign, but a quick wikipedia search at her background doesn't suggest too many similarities, and besides 'skimpily dressed female' I don't think the the model matches up, compared to google images.

In the KS comments the creators confirmed it was Red Monika as the primary influence.

No way. I've talked to them in person, and they told me that if they ever revealed their sources out loud, ninjas would immediately kill them all.

When I read "Cactus Zack" I totally thought "Cactus Jack". But I did't think of Mick Foley/WWE. Instead I thought of the movie "Cactus Jack", a (rather bad) 1979 Western Comedy starring Kirk Douglas and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Then I found out that the movies original title in The US isn't "Cactus Jack". Instead it's "the Villain". But Kirk Douglas' Carsten is still called "Cactus Jack".

Edited because autocorrect made me look stupid...

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When I read "Cactus Zachary" I totally thought "Cactus Jack". But I did't think of Mick Foley/WWE. Instead I thought of the movie "Cactus Jack", a (rather bad) 1979 Western Comedy starring Kirk Douglas and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Then I found out that the movies original title in The US isn't "Cactus Jack". Instead it's "the Villain". But Kirk Douglas' Carsten is still called "Cactus Jack".

I found the same movie when search for Cactus Jack which made me think Zach's cybernetics could be a round about terminator refrance.

There are so many nuns in both westerns and anime, I really don't think she has to be wolfwood.

No it doesn't but that isn't what I was basing my guess on. It's the story of a former outlaw/raider/assassin that found peace running an orphanage as a religious figure. But to save said orphanage they had to revert back to their old criminal past to make money.

Now I'm sure there are other example of this in popular culture but Wolfwood was the most prominent one to come to mind.

I had initially assumed Mutha Superior was Sara from 2 Mules for Sister Sara. The story doesn't line up exactly, but it has similarities.Plus, the update where they previewed her rules was titled 2 Mules for the Pledge Manager